Atlanta Area AAC Parents

04/30/2012

http://www.apraxia-kids.org/faf/help/helpEventInfo.asp?ievent=1013660&lis=0&kntae1013660=7852C32C0B9845BFA9351FFA376C960C

Check out this great opportunity to raise awareness and funds for CASANA- the Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America

06/30/2010

RT : My fav game for teaching AAC
symbols & vocabulary http://bit.ly/aOkLm8

44 double-sided communication boards (9½" x 11") using Picture Communication Symbols (PCS) to teach non-verbal students to communicate. 11 topic areas with 396 question cards targeting receptive and expressive language skills. Includes electronic spinner, game markers, game board, and foam bingo squ...

06/30/2010

RT : Verizon iPhone Coming In
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Finally!

06/30/2010

RT : Blog Post Apple iPhone 4
Shows New Accessibility Features http://bit.ly/ce2C3N

As Apple launches their iPhone 4, new accessibility features will be available to help people with disabilities. Accessibility features provide support for vision, hearing, and physical and motor skill disabilities. The following are some of the new accessibility features that the new Apple iPhone 4...

09/01/2009

A new communication device for people with severe mobility problems allows users to select letters on a computer screen by opening and closing their mouths.

09/01/2009

http://www.youtube.com/user/PRCaccess

Because Communication Is The Essence of LifeShare your story! Please send us your video or your link on YouTube to access@prentrom.com and share your story with the AAC community.Visit us at www.prentrom.com ...

08/25/2009

Everyone watch ESPN’s E:60 tonight - 7 EDT - Thomas Ellenson, a rockin-cool kid who uses AAC, will be featured with his Grenwich Village Little League team - in a 10-minute segment about their team's victory & celebration by the Yankees dur...ing July HOPE week. This will be a great story showing the richness for everyone when, as his father Richard says, 'society takes the time to be inclusive.'

08/14/2009

1Voice Charity Music Video for more information or to contact please visit www.1voice.info

07/17/2009

A new resource on AAC info from local SLP Adina Bradshaw.

DynaVox Conference Cancelled Written by Adina Bradshaw Thursday, July 16 2009 14:33 DynaVox sent out their monthly newsletter today.

07/17/2009

The 2009 Online Summer Institute on Assistive & Instructional Tecnology will take place July 20-31, 2009. This year's topics are: Use of Social Media Tools and Accessible Instructional Materials: NIMAS and Beyond. FCTD's Faculty of assistive technology experts will share successful strategies and useful resources.

Thank youfor registering for the FCTD AT Institute which will take place July 20-31, 2009. We look forward to your participation. For further information, please see our Frequently Asked Questions. ...

07/14/2009

The Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) announces a new Educational Webinar series!

The goal of the ATIA Webinar Series is to increase awareness of the innovative assistive technologies and services that enhance learning, working, and independence for people with disabilities.

are provided by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) through the AAC Institute for this instruction.

05/14/2009

Krista and I will be presenting “Proloquo2Go, The Next Generation of AAC - Two Parents’ Perspectives for Increased Access to the General Curriculum” at the GPAT Summer Institute, June 9–12, with our sons. This will be the first time presenting for our boys (both young AAC Users), so it should be interesting. If any of you are planning on attending this year’s Institute, let us know. Would love to meet up with you.

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03/27/2009

Great article, "Organizing Vocabulary on an AAC System," by our friend Robin Hurd at the AAC Institute Parents' Corner.

Considerable knowledge, judgment, skill and time are required to design and produce communication aids “from scratch” (Porter, Tainsh, and Cameron, 2008).

03/14/2009

Great article to share with those who are concerned providing AAC will impede natural speech....

Even when a child's communication impairments are interfering with his or her cognitive, social and emotional development, some parents and practitioners are reluctant to introduce AAC. This is very understandable ...